Games Like Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Steampunk 21.6% ★, Exploration 8.6%, Survival 7.7%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor to Sunless Skies, offering the same haunting, Lovecraftian exploration and survival mechanics in a dark, subterranean ocean.

Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Why similar: Steampunk 36.3% ★, Lovecraftian 32.2%, Exploration 6.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, RPG 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy exploration game that shares the same surreal, literary, and top-down survival DNA as the Sunless series.

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 57.5%, Exploration 16.3%, RPG 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Story Rich 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines atmospheric exploration with Lovecraftian horror and survival mechanics in a unique nautical setting.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 56.7%, Roguelike 14.4%, RPG 10.4%, Story Rich 10%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same lead designer, this game captures the same esoteric, Lovecraftian lore and high-stakes decision-making.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Space 21.6%, Story Rich 19.3%, RPG 19.2%, Exploration 17.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, narrative-driven RPG that uses dice-based mechanics to explore themes of survival and identity in a decaying sci-fi setting.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Survival 23.5%, Story Rich 16.2%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Dark 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused narrative game where managing resources and crew morale in a hostile, frozen environment mirrors the tension of Sunless Skies.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival 93.8%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense submarine survival in a dangerous, alien, and Lovecraftian underwater world that demands constant vigilance.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Survival 19%, Story Rich 18%, Choices Matter 14.3%, RPG 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: An oppressive, atmospheric survival-RPG that forces players to make impossible choices in a dying, surreal town.

A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.

Why similar: Steampunk 57.7% ★, RPG 10%, Story Rich 9%, Alternate History 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RPG set in a Victorian steampunk world that prioritizes narrative depth and character-driven choices.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Story Rich 43.2%, Atmospheric 30%, Indie 10.2%, Singleplayer 10.1%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterfully atmospheric detective game that shares a similarly distinct, period-appropriate aesthetic and sense of mystery.

1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Why similar: Steampunk 54.5% ★, Story Rich 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Exploration 7.6%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired narrative adventure that emphasizes travel, resource management, and branching story paths.

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

Why similar: RPG 42.2%, Story Rich 22.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical, story-rich RPG set in a surreal, alien world that rewards exploration and deep conversation.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Space 27.9%, Exploration 27.5%, Story Rich 19.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the joy and terror of space exploration, mystery, and uncovering the history of a strange, dying solar system.

Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 63.8%, RPG 16.4%, Story Rich 4.8%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Choices Matter 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that fully embraces the bleak, sanity-draining atmosphere of Lovecraftian fiction.

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

Why similar: RPG 37.8%, Space 26.5%, Roguelike 19.4%, Indie 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines sci-fi exploration with deck-building and survival mechanics in a gritty, abandoned space setting.

Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.

Why similar: Steampunk 62.6% ★, Survival 12.6%, RPG 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world, steampunk-themed game that focuses on airship exploration and combat in a shattered world.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Survival 10.7%, RPG 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, Lovecraftian horror game that emphasizes dread and cosmic mystery through its unique, text-heavy presentation.

Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.8%, Survival 11.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features naval combat and exploration with a dark, Lovecraftian aesthetic that feels like a spiritual cousin to the Sunless series.

SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Exploration 14.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%, RPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled RPG that captures a dark, atmospheric, and exploration-heavy fantasy world.

Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

Why similar: Space 24.6%, Survival 23.4%, Roguelike 21.8%, Exploration 21.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A lonely, atmospheric exploration game where you pilot drones through derelict, dangerous spaceships.

A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.

Why similar: RPG 22.6%, Story Rich 22.2%, Space 21%, Exploration 16%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct follow-up to the original that continues the deep, dice-based RPG mechanics and narrative-heavy sci-fi exploration.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 68.2%, Dark 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 3.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, sci-fi survival horror game that leans heavily into Lovecraftian themes and surreal, dreamlike imagery.

An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!

Why similar: Steampunk 56% ★, Alternate History 10.4%, RPG 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk mystery game that emphasizes social interaction and investigation within a confined, atmospheric setting.

Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

Why similar: Trains 55.1% ★, Survival 17.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired survival game that involves exploring an interdimensional void via a customizable train.

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Steampunk 83.6% ★, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 5.3%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed horror adventure that focuses on narrative and atmosphere within a massive, isolated vessel.

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure set in a dying, Lovecraftian city where time and choices are the primary mechanics.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: Steampunk 69.6% ★, Survival 19%, Choices Matter 3.9%, Dark 3.3%, Atmospheric 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-management game that forces players to make brutal, moral decisions in a steampunk, frozen wasteland.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Story Rich 22.9%, Dark 20.9%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Exploration 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intricate, story-rich mystery game that rewards careful observation and deduction in a dark, period-appropriate world.

VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Steampunk 21.7% ★, Exploration 8.6%, RPG 7.2%, Story Rich 6.3%

A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Exploration 10%, Dark 8.7%, Survival 7.8%

Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.

Why similar: Space 38.1%, Roguelike 29.7%, Choices Matter 22.4%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Atmospheric 33.4%, Story Rich 26.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 11.7%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, highly atmospheric narrative journey that captures a sense of magical realism and existential dread.

UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

Why similar: RPG 60.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.5%, Survival 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Dark 9%

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 76.2%, RPG 9.7%, Adventure 4%, Indie 3.1%, Roguelike 3%

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.1%, Space 11.9%, Survival 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%, Alternate History 7.4%

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Exploration 32.1%, RPG 24%, Space 22.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 5.8%

Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era.

Why similar: Steampunk 53.4% ★, Exploration 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Dark 7.9%, RPG 6%

Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.1%, Roguelike 13.5%, Exploration 11.5%, RPG 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%

Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting!

Why similar: Steampunk 53.3% ★, RPG 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Story Rich 6.9%

Dark Train is an award-winning steampunk train adventure made of paper. Assume the role of mechanical squid Ann 2.35f that is tied to the railroad machine and deliver the mysterious order for deceased D. W. Tagrezbung, the famous inventor from the Border City.

Why similar: Steampunk 76.6% ★, Dark 10.7%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 5%

Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 72.2%, RPG 11.9%, Roguelike 8.5%, Adventure 3.4%, Indie 2.5%

Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

Why similar: Space 32%, Roguelike 27.6%, Top-Down 26.2%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 4%

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 54.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Story Rich 7%

A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.

Why similar: Steampunk 38.8% ★, Lovecraftian 17.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, RPG 13.6%, Story Rich 10%

In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?

Why similar: Space 18%, Survival 17.4%, Top-Down 16.7%, Exploration 16%, Story Rich 13.6%

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Steampunk 71.1% ★, Story Rich 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Dark 6.3%, RPG 3.8%

A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution!

Why similar: Steampunk 63.4% ★, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, RPG 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.8%

Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.

Why similar: RPG 18.1%, Top-Down 16.9%, Story Rich 16.7%, Dark 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%

Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper!

Why similar: Steampunk 83.1% ★, RPG 12.7%, Indie 4.1%

Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Space 20.7%, Roguelike 17.6%, Survival 14.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Story Rich 10.4%

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Why similar: Roguelike 21.7%, Survival 20.4%, Story Rich 15.7%, RPG 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%

Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.

Why similar: RPG 40.5%, Story Rich 23.4%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Adventure 5.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Steampunk 46.8% ★, Lovecraftian 29.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Dark 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.

Why similar: Space 35.9%, RPG 24.9%, Survival 7.9%, Roguelike 7.4%, Adventure 6.9%

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

Why similar: Roguelike 34.4%, Story Rich 23.4%, Atmospheric 19.5%, RPG 18.6%, Singleplayer 4%

Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.

Why similar: Alternate History 22.6%, Story Rich 18.8%, RPG 14.6%, Top-Down 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 43%, Dark 12.3%, Choices Matter 10%, Atmospheric 8%, Story Rich 7.8%

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 81.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Dark 5.2%, Adventure 5.2%, Indie 2.2%